DNP Terminal Objectives

The educational objectives of the DNP program are guided by “The Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice”, approved by the AACN (2006) (see Appendix A). The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) graduate will be prepared to function at the highest level of advanced nursing practice. The DNP graduate will be educated to:

Integrate nursing knowledge with knowledge from ethics and the biophysical, psychosocial, organizational, and information sciences as the bases for advanced nursing practice and innovative approaches to health care delivery.